Remember she bought and wrapped up all those presents for Amy to mark various milestones and gave them all to her before she kicked the bucket? Oh my Lord, I could weep just thinking about it. What did she die of? My brother thought she had cancer because of that big mole, but I explained to him that she actually has that in real life and as gross as it is, it's probably nothing to worry about.

I think it was cancer that killed her though. Remember how poor they were and she sold the fishtank for a school uniform? She was such an awesome character and the whole illness thing was handled really well if i remember rightly. I need to get my hands on that episode.

Oh my Lord, yes! I remember everyone in our school used to laugh about Amy Davenport... it even became an insulting term for fat girls at one stage. When that storyline progressed, all that stopped. It quite an impact.

And thanks for the link! I'd forgotten about Spencer... he was awesome! Him and Amy became friends in the end didn't they? He had a very deep voice if I remember rightly.

She played Lovett in 'Sweeny Todd' at Derby Playhouse in Summer 2004. Her Sweeny was Lyndon Terrachini, an Australlian barritone who replaced James Smillie at the very last moment. A brilliant out of town production that knocked spots off the Doyle production